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2014 Jeep Patriot engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 160 complaints for the 2014 Jeep Patriot, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
160 18% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 132 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2014 Jeep Patriot Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 22 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 25 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 21 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 26 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 28 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 132 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles22
20k to 40k miles25
40k to 60k miles21
60k to 80k miles26
80k to 100k miles28
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 132 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

On a fateful day, I, [XXX] , found myself in a harrowing situation on the interstate. While driving, my car unexpectedly flipped over, tumbling four times before coming to a jarring stop. The chaos began when my engine backfired violently, which was followed by the alarming sight of smoke rising from under the hood as flames erupted. To make matters worse, my four-wheel drive system malfunctioned, leaving me helpless and unable to regain control.

March 2026 CrashFireInjury

My jeep on numerous occasions now has completely shut off the engine. The moments I'm in traffic are lucky, because when it happened on the freeway, I lost my s@$t. I was in a very scary situation and extremely lucky to have had pulled away without being or causing an accident. Seems to happen when I'm in traffic, at slow moving speeds, and on the freeway, intermittently. Sometimes it will kick back on before I have to pull off. But always in traffic if it happens it will completely shut off.

Reported at 3 miles, March 2019

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